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Quote

“. . . pain and discomfort prevent the daily activities of fully one-quarter of people in the lowest income group. . .” Commentary from Bob Gardner, the Wellesley Institute.

Essay

Why any change to the NHS is always opposed

Off the Cuff

CMA supports patient-based funding model.

Funding models to improve patient care.

Advice on funding models to improve patient care:  Tools for Change

Case Study: Changing Behaviours to Improve Documentation and …demands of each patient.

More Collaboration with Family Care, a Stronger Focus on Seniors … commentary on funding Feb 13, 2012…

Will Paying the Piper Change the Tune? Healthcare Policy Vol. 6 No… we might expect shorter lengths of stay and higher numbers of patients …

National Health Service (England): From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

More than 200,000 patients in British Columbia have now registered for my ehealth to obtain their laboratory results directly via a secure patient portal.

More than 175,000 Ontarians have joined the Ontario Health Study to help scientists understand the complex factors behind heart disease, cancer, diabetes, asthma, Alzheimer’s and other common diseases.

New Brunswick has announced the creation of 704 specialized care beds and 354 nursing home beds.

National Health Insurance coming to South Africa.

The Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto is announcing a new MSc concentration in Quality Improvement and Patient Safety

Healthcare Quarterly
Pediatric Surgical Capacity and Demand: Analysis Reveals a Modest Gap in Capacity and Additional Efficiency Opportunities

Healthcare Papers
Strategic Purchasing to Improve Health System Performance: Key Issues and International Trends

Nursing Leadership
Leadership for Health System Transformation: What’s Needed in Canada?

Healthcare Policy
Canadians’ Views about Health System Performance

Electronic Healthcare
Innovation in ALC – Evaluation and Lessons Learned from a Pilot of Electronic Resource Matching and Referral to In-patient

World Health and Population
A Qualitative Assessment of the Iraqi Primary Healthcare System

News

Harper Government invests in clinical research
Baxter Announces Canadian Recipient of Internation Renal Grant Program
Improving Mental Health Services For Children And Youth
GE and the Campaign to Control Cancer Aim to Increase Cancer Screening Awareness across Canada
Ontario Moving to Patient-Based Funding
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Conferences

• March 22, 2012: Webcast. Prenez une pause avant d’afficher! Exploration de l’éthique dans les médias sociaux
• March 22, 2012: Webcast:  Patient Safety and Narcotic Administration – Lessons Learned from the Coroner’s Office
• March 23, 2012: Webcast: Introducing the Professional Staff Credentialing Toolkit
• March 27, 2012: Webcast: Pause before you post! Exploring the Ethics of Social Media
• March 29, 2012: Toronto, ON.  Nurse Practitioners: Optimize Patients’ Access to Health Care
• April 2, 2012: Toronto, ON. Senior Friendly Hospital Care: The Imperative Need for Change
• April 2-4, 2012: Toronto, ON. Ontario Public Health Convention
• April 11, 2012: Webcast: Aboriginal Mental Health Treatment through Cultural Continuity
• April 11-13, 2012: Sudbury ON:  Region 1 Spring Conference: Transforming Organizational Culture
• April 13-14, 2012: Ottawa , ON. CMA and CSPE Canadian Conference on Physician Leadership
• April 16, 2012: Toronto ON. The Healthcare Conference in Canada: Innovation and Leadership in Biopharmaceuticals
• April 23, 2012: Toronto, ON. Patient Experience: Working Together to Improve Patient Satisfaction
• April 25-26, 2012: Toronto, ON. Ontario Gerontology Associations 2012 Conference
• April 25-26, 2012: Toronto, ON. Conference for Administrative Professionals
• April 25-27, 2012: Toronto, ON. Advances in Health Informatics Conference – call for papers now open
• April  27, 2012: Toronto, ON. Conference for Board Finance Committee Members
• April 27-28, 2012: Vancouver, BC. Western Emergency Department Operations Conference
• May 4-5, 2012: Toronto, ON. 2012 National Health Law Conference
• May 10, 2012: Toronto, ON. SOG Education Day 2012
• May 13-15, 2012: Toronto ON. 5th Annual HSCN National Healthcare Supply Chain Conference
• May 22-25, 2012: Toronto, ON. The Dorothy Wylie Nursing & Health Leaders Institute
• May 23, 2012: Toronto, ON. Conference for Not-For-Profit and Charitable Organizations
• May 28, 2012: Montreal, QC.  Appplied Research in Cancer Conference
• May 29 – 31, 2012: Montreal, QC. Annual CAHSPR Conference
• May 31-June 1, 2012: Toronto, ON. Second Annual National Nursing Executives Summit
• June 4-5, 2012: Halifax, NS. National Health Leadership Conference
• June 4-6, 2012: Ottawa, ON. Together Against Stigma: Changing How We See Mental Illness
• June 18-22, 2012: Toronto, ON. Certificate in Clinical Leadership
• Sept 10-11, 2012: Ottawa, ON. Health Data Users Conference
• October 1-2, 2012: Toronto, ON. National Case Management NetworkConference & Expo – Call for Abstracts deadline June 30

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Transitions

Susan O’Dowd to Vice President, Human Resources, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto
Shelley Robichaud to Director, Lamèque Hospital and Community Health Centre, NB
Denis Malo to Chairman of the Board, La Fondation les petits trésors de l’Hôpital Rivière-des-Prairies
Sylvia Zylla to Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving, Burnaby Hospital Foundation, BC
Christine Avery Nuñez to acting executive director of the Atkinson Charitable Foundation
Gary Collins to executive director, Epilepsy Canada
Dr. Robert Rabinovitch to Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal
Claudio F. Bussandri to Chair, Board of Directors, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal
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